Summer Fridays, a perk that allowed employees to leave early or take Fridays off during summer, is becoming rare as remote and hybrid work models gain traction. Before the pandemic, over half of U.S. companies offered some summer benefits. However, by 2024, access to Summer Fridays dropped to about one-third of workers. The shift to more flexible schedules has diminished the relevance of this tradition, yet the desire for work-life balance and flexibility remains important to employees, suggesting a cultural evolution rather than complete disappearance of benefits.
Summer Fridays were once seen as a perk that allowed employees some flexibility during the summer months... This has just lost a lot of relevance today. And there's a lot more intentionality around what employees are doing when they're actually in the workplace, primarily Tuesdays through Thursdays.
Only about a third of workers reported having access to this perk by 2024. The reason is clear: with employees able to work from home, the rigidity of the traditional workweek has loosened.
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